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2 Kings 2:3-15

3Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatBethelcameH3318forthH3318toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477,andsaidH559tohim, Dost thouknowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromoverthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?AndhesaidH559,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it:besilentהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814!

4AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tohim,Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477,abidehereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhassentH7971metoJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!AndtheycameH935toJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

5Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030thatwereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405drewH5066neartoElishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477andsaidH559tohim, Dost thouknowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatJehovahwilltakeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947awayH3947thymasterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113fromoverthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218to-day?AndhesaidH559,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it:besilentהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814!

6AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559tohim,Abidehereפֹ֗הFohH6311,Ipraythee;forJehovahhassentH7971metotheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotleaveאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee!Andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147wenton.

7Andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentH1980andstoodH5975oppositeafarH7350off;andtheytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147stoodH5975bytheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947hismantle,andwrappedittogether,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheyweredividedH2673hitherandthither;andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147wentoverondryבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724groundH2724.

9AnditcametopassH5674whentheyhadgoneover,thatElijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidH559toElishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477,Askשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592whatIshalldoforthee,beforeIamH1961takenH3947awayH3947fromthee.AndElishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477saidH559,Ipraythee,letadoubleportionofthyspiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307beH1961uponme.

10AndhesaidH559, Thou hastaskedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592ahardH7185thing:ifthouseeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200mewhenIamיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961takenH3947fromthee,itshallbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961soH3651tothee;butifnot,itshallnotbeH1961[soH3651].

11AnditcametopassastheywentH1980on,andtalked,thatbehold,achariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393offireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784andhorsesH5483offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;andtheypartedthembothasunder;andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452wentH1980upbyawhirlwindintotheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

12AndElishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477sawH7200[it],andhecriedמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817,Myfatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1!thechariotH7393ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthehorsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571thereof!AndhesawH7200himnomore.ThenhetookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388ofhisowngarmentsH899andrentthemintwoלִשְׁנַ֥יִםlish.Na.yimH8147pieces.

13AndhetookupthemantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452whichfellH5307fromhim,andwentH7725backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725andstoodH5975bythebankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383;

14andhetookH3947themantleofElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452whichhadfallenH5307fromhim,andsmotethewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andsaidH559,WhereH834isJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452?Healsoאַף־'af-H637smotethewatersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andtheyparted hitherandthither,andElishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477wentover.

15Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121oftheprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whowereatJerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405ontheoppositesideH7307sawH7200him,andtheysaidH559,Thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onElishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.AndtheycameH935tomeethim,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselvestothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776beforehim,

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